When to See a Doctor for Chronic Migraines

When to See a Doctor for Chronic Migraines

You obviously don’t want to seek professional attention every time your head hurts a bit. However, if you’re having regular migraines or headache, it could be a sign of a more serious health condition.

Whether regular migraines represent a more serious health condition or not, they should be addressed to improve your quality of life. Through self-assessment questions and seeing if you fit criteria to visit a doctor, you can make this key decision.

Questions to Decide if You Should Visit a Doctor

Here are recommended questions from the American Migraine Foundation that you can ask yourself to determine if getting professional migraine treatment is the right choice:

Do you often have migraine attacks? You should seek medical attention if you are experiencing migraines any more than once per week.

Do you self-medicate? Often people will think that they do not need to visit a doctor because they can use over-the-counter painkillers. If you are taking OTC drugs for head pain twice a week or more, professional care is needed.

Is having head pain your default? Frequently individuals who suffer from migraines will have them along with additional headache types, such as tension or cluster headaches. If you usually have head pain of one sort or another, you should visit a doctor.

Do you feel in control of your migraines, or at their mercy? If you feel that you are captive to your migraines and cannot mitigate them yourself, you should get migraine relief from a health clinic specializing in pain treatment.

Scheduling a Visit With Your Doctor

It is time to schedule an appointment with a headache specialist for a migraine treatment if any of the following conditions are present:

You frequently have migraines

Your day-to-day activities are disrupted by your head pain

More than twice a week, you take OTC pain pills

When you take OTC painkillers, you take more than the recommended dosage

You have migraines in response to many simple aspects of life, such as bending over, sneezing, coughing, sex, or exercise

The nature of your migraines change

The symptoms that accompany your head pain change

SPG Nerve Block for Migraine Relief

While no one wants to go to the doctor every time they experience a little pain, migraines may point to larger problems – and either way, your quality of life is at stake. At Atlanta Medical Clinic, our SPG nerve block is a quick and non-invasive treatment for migraines and chronic head pain.

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